VORRA Completes 35th Desert Racing Season - Sam Berri Wins Overall Season Title

RENO,NV DECEMBER 17, 2010: Valley Off Road Racing Association (VORRA) threw the checker flag on its 35^th desert racing season with an exceptional group of racers competing in four short course races and four desert races. Sam Berri was awarded the Overall Season Title at the end of the year Awards Banquet and Ceremony, held at Harveys Lake Tahoe on December 11, 2010. “This is what I called a ‘Break the Mold’ year. We made a lot of big changes, took a lot of risks, and I know the racers appreciated the outcome on and off the track,” said Wes Harbor Director of the VORRA Series.

VORRA was started in 1975 and has had a solid group of volunteers and racers, with over a dozen of the originals still participating today. “The heritage in this series is what makes it very special for me,” explains Harbor. This year VORRA incorporated transponders, new classes, new formats and a marketing program. VORRA also added a new high profile desert race the Xtreme Outlaws 250 in Reno, NV. Another set of quality additions are going to add even more value to the 2011 series that will start in March.

The Annual Awards Banquet and Ceremony had so many people that more tables had to be added. The camaraderie in the room was high when the video played including footage from the 1980’s, a photo slide show of the season rolled and awards were handed out to the winners. There were over 190 racing participants this year.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNNqmU28gXA

Congratulations are in order for the seasons overall winner, Sam Berri, who also took home the Class 1 championship title, with Shannon Harwell in 2^nd and JJ Schnarr in 3rd.
In the top Group T truck class, Mike Koening placed 1^st, with Ben Philips in 2^nd and Jake Povey in 3^rd.
Class 10 winners were Red Team Racing in 1^st, Patrick Timmons in 2^nd and Steve Bradford in 3^rd.
In the Ultra4 class, Brad Falin took home the 1^st place win, with Kevin Yoder in 2^nd and TrentFab Racing in 3^rd.
The Class 8 class winners were Bill Jarvis in 1^st, Robert Cramer Sr. in 2^nd and Bruce Field in 3^rd.
Roger Ceballo took home the 1^st place win in Class 7, with Mike Schaffer taking 2^nd and Emily Miller taking 3^rd.
Jay Schroeder placed 1^st, Dave Oram placed 2^nd and Jim Carius placed 3^rd in the Class 9 category.
In the 11 Class, Gary Herrod took 1^st, followed by Richard Pallasik in 2^nd and Bob Messer in 3^rd.
In the 1600 Class, JJ Schnarr placed 1^st, Vince Viola placed 2^nd and Victor Valenzuela placed 3^rd.
The Sportsman Class winners were Terry Shelton in 1^st, Jason Sacks in 2^nd and Alchemy Motorsports in 3^rd.
In the UTV Class, Denis Jean took home the 1^st place win, followed by Jon Crowley in 2^nd and Ryan Drake in 3^rd.
In the Pilot Class, Aaron Rupley held the 1^st place title, followed by Tim Compton in 2^nd and Joel Counts in 3^rd.
The Trophy Kart Class win went to Blake Scudder, followed by Ryan Haag in 2^nd and JJ Parelli in 3^rd.
The Modified Trophy Kart Class win went to Colton Scudder.
The Pro Quad Class was won by Bradley Raceworks, with Cliff Wilson in 2^nd and Ed Teixeira in 3^rd.
The Amateur Class Quad win went to Steven Daniels, with Craig McCoy in 2^nd and Stephen Pappas in 3^rd.
The Bantum Quad Class win went to Shania Bennett.
The Youth Quad Class finished the season with Josh Machado finishing in 1^st, Stephen Pappas Jr. in 2^nd and Trysten Cunha in 3^rd.
The Junior Quad Class winners were Shawn Souza in 1^st and Katya Anderson in 2^nd. Rounding out the season winners was Blake Machado in the PeeWee Quad Class.

In 2011, VORRA will be entering its 36^th year of producing high quality, family affordable racing. “I’m looking forward to next year and another great season of building the series with our marketing partners”, stated Wes Harbor, Director of the VORRA series.

Direct Link to Schedule and Information: http://www.vorra.net/

Video Library:

Prairie City Round One:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWKHuQVYkuQ

Prairie City Round Two:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB9JseiaVZs

Xtreme Outlaws 250:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qKAZIZyVVM

Fallon 250:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGEgVidTGYo

Hawthorne 225:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIeWgbZX3Lo